Comments on: Catching up with Lenny Cooke, the former can’t-miss kidhttps://nba.nbcsports.com/2012/03/06/catching-up-with-lenny-cooke-the-former-cant-miss-kid/
Basketball - NBC SportsThu, 24 May 2018 17:58:55 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: circuscivicshttps://nba.nbcsports.com/2012/03/06/catching-up-with-lenny-cooke-the-former-cant-miss-kid/comment-page-1/#comment-76859
Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:22:20 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43364#comment-76859I know Lenny. He went to school in So Jersey for awhile before his move to NY. I actually ran into him last year at a friend’s function. Besides what you might have read or heard, he is a good guy. I really wanted him to be successful. I don’t know for a fact, but from what I could gather, he just didn’t have that support system with people in it to tell him “no” at crucial moments. A few less yes men and hanger-ons, and this story could have had a different ending.
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Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:01:32 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43364#comment-76853Uncle Rico…..More or less
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Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:52:12 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43364#comment-76849Doesn’t mean he couldn’t be a high school phenom, which he was.
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Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:06:53 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43364#comment-76845Funny, that’s the first I ever heard of Lenny Cooke. I’d heard plenty about LeBron before ABCDEFGHIJ camp.
Undrated too?
Another instance of over inflating a legend that never was.
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Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:31:58 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43364#comment-76829It takes more than talent to make it in the nba.
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Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:09:45 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43364#comment-76823He shouldn’t be complaining. Doesn’t look like he’s missed many trips through the buffet line — or trips to the tattoo parlor for that matter. I mean, those are the things that are really important in life anyway. Not money or fame.
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Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:00:58 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43364#comment-76814Victim of neglectful or careless parents…. Entitlement complexes come from upbringing….
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Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:54:34 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43364#comment-76797Very interesting read on Lenny Cooke. It was posted up by former NBA player and villanova great John Celestand. It was a very interesting story.. I Always wanted to know, what ever happened to the player who was ranked number 1 for about 2 years straight from NJ who never made it to the NBA.

This article was very informative and I think every player who has dreams of playing in the NBA should atleast read this article.

Lenny Cooke still reminisces about the times when, he was the most dominat player in his age group and was in a class with Amare Stodimere and was positive he would make it to the NBA. Having hoop dreams is one thing, but without the work ethic and dedication.. You will just be known as a great street ball player. And that is where the legend of Lenny Cooke end. He is still troubled by the fact, Lebron hit that last second jump shot over him in the ABC camp. And Lebron is freighten by the fact, he can not handle another moment like that.

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Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:23:49 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43364#comment-76768The most remarkable part about this story is not the typical youth prodigy’s fall from grace; rather, it is the fact that it features LeBron actually sinking a clutch shot (at least presumably, from the way the story is written).
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Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:55:17 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43364#comment-76758Oden played for Ohio State, not straight out of HS
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Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:30:34 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43364#comment-76755the short story, was some Good reading (PBT), I never heard of that man b4 this!!!
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